Greek News and Actions

[Yerushalayim]

April 14, Year 1, Constantinople

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“The government has today established and implemented the Bosporus Trade Tax, a fee levied on international trade vessels passing between the Black and Mediterranean Seas. The tax is collected for the purposes of maintaining the canal and the trade facilities of Constantinople. Currently fees are being utilized in the rebuilding of facilities damaged during the revolution that toppled the Monarchy.”

Edited November 28, 2014 by Yerushalayim

[Yerushalayim]

May 27, Year 1, Constantinople

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The government has announced that a contingent of military engineers, as well as a force of marines for their protection, has been deployed to the Suez Canal. The engineers are to ensure that the canal remains in working order, and that any damages resulting from the Great War have been repaired. As no government has been able to return to power in Egypt, Greece has taken it upon itself to ensure that the flow of trade to the Eastern Mediterranean remains uninterrupted. A destroyer group has been deployed to the Red Sea to oversee traffic through the canal, and ensure that there are no complications or accidents while the engineers work.

 

[OOC]

3 destroyers and 4 frigates (2 Fridtjof and 2 Nansen) are deployed to the Red Sea.

Edited November 29, 2014 by Yerushalayim

[Captain Enema]

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Per the existing Mutual Defense Agreement between Malta and Greece,  4 frigates and 6 corvettes would be dispatched to the Suez region to report to the on scene Greek commander for a period of six months. Once their cruise is completed, they'll be rotated out with a similar force under the newly organized Suez Canal Security Task Force. The Greek Engineers would be joined by a battalion sized group of Engineers and laborers from the Maltese Corp of Engineers, which is a quasi military/civilian organization tasked with infrastructure development for government projects. This group will remain on scene and report to the Greek commander for six months and it it too will be rotated home. 

 

A formal letter is sent to Greece giving the Greek government permission to deploy and command these groups as units for the purpose of securing the Suez Canal for international trade. All UCMJ matters relating to Maltese manpower and equipment will remain in Maltese hands. 

Edited November 28, 2014 by Tidy Bowl Man

[Yerushalayim]

June 17, Year 2, Constantinople

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The government has announced that the military will be deploying troops to the regions surrounding the Suez Canal in order to ensure that it continues to operate without interference. The Ministry of Defence cited instability and bandit activity in the area as cause for the deployment. The move has drawn criticism from the opposition, which claims that this is a prelude to the same imperialist ambitions as the Monarchy.

 

The Ministry of Defence has also announced the deployment of Greek forces to the territory of Bulgaria, where Yugoslavian forces have recently been deployed. A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, stated, “We can't really allow the Yugoslavians to control our entire northern border. We're all hoping they're reasonable, and see that aggression here can only end poorly.”

 

OOC: Greece deploys 15,000 soldiers and staff to the region around the Suez Canal, and an additional 25,000 soldiers and support to Bulgaria to contest the Yugoslavian protectorate.

[Yerushalayim]

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Though the conflict in Bulgaria has ended, tensions remain high between Greece and Yugoslavia. Citing the unpredictable, and aggressive, nature of Yugoslavia's responses, specifically the incident regarding a Yugoslav naval group attempting to infiltrate Greek waters, the government has ordered an increase of fortifications along the northern border. The additional reserves, initially called up for the Bulgaria crisis, have now been deployed along the border with Macedonia, while other units are entrenched along Albania's southern border.

 

The government has announced that Greek territorial waters, and those held by Greece as protectorates, are closed to Yugoslav military vessels. Civilian shipping, so long as it pays any relevant taxes, remains free to utilize Greek waterways.